Art and the urban environment

Art has the power to show the usual within the unusual, to set
one's view of the world slightly askew, to make visible the layers of
reality, in short: to subvert the obviousness of perception. In this
sense art is an essential instrument in the development of
people's critical consciousness.

The program of Stroom Den Haag focuses on the urban environment from
the viewpoint of visual arts, architecture, urban planning and design.
Stroom aims to encourage critical and creative thought about the
contemporary city; both in general and about the city of The Hague in
particular. By combining the expertise, viewpoints, knowledge, methods
and ideas from various fields,
a unique position is created from which the complex web which
makes up the urban environment can be approached. The theme ‘urban
space' is the common link between many of Stroom's activities . This is
the area Stroom has specialized in over the years.